Stay classy New York Daily News
— Gregory Kelton (@FalconGK81) November 2, 2016
Today, the New York Daily posted an article about Anthony Weiner’s 15-year-old sexting target:
Teen whom Anthony Weiner sexted says renewed Clinton email probe floored her: "Come on, who’s in charge of America?" https://t.co/wxa8lWBJCl pic.twitter.com/4liJ5y2sxO
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) November 2, 2016
Only that wasn’t the original headline they went with. Here’s what they tweeted out earlier:
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) November 2, 2016
Sexting what?
pal?
— David Appelt (@davappelt) November 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/the_tylerd91/status/793863858561527808
Teen. Sexting. Pal. https://t.co/568OkPxDfC
— Queen LaDeefa (@It_Aint__ME) November 2, 2016
So, someone at the Daily News wised up eventually and deleted the original tweet, but not before people took notice of their incredibly awful phrasing.
Oh, hey @NYDailyNews, you're perpetuating this "fault on both sides" shit IN YOUR COVERAGE. She's a pedator's victim, not a "sexting pal." pic.twitter.com/5JEJzxIu8v
— Martin R. Schneider (@SchneidRemarks) November 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/KC11A18A/status/793862931066724352
https://twitter.com/_FreeMarketeer/status/793863736482144256
pal? Who the fuck edits this garbage? I'd like that job
— Bodine Wilson (@Badguy_Steve) November 2, 2016
she's 15. A sexting pal.??? What rot this paper is.
— Allan Scott (@commonguy123) November 2, 2016
@NYDailyNews deomstrating why "journalists" are despised in this country. #SextingPal https://t.co/JI39W3XfMy
— Cornbread (@HoldFast33) November 2, 2016
"Sexting pal" she's fucking 15 https://t.co/OhJ6oVbj4k
— Lorah Your Standards™ (@pJason2013) November 2, 2016
"Pal?" She was 15. She was a victim. https://t.co/i6wDHitHCo
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) November 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/sallycrohn/status/793874739920068609
https://twitter.com/DONJONvote2016/status/793862758290845696
https://twitter.com/baaklini2/status/793875638520193024
She was 15. FIFTEEN YEARS OLD. NYDN refers to her as Weiner's "Teen sexting pal".
This is abhorrent. Don't click their links. https://t.co/YmJXgJVlHS
— Josh (@PeruvianSkies4) November 2, 2016
Now, it’s worth noting that the New York Post also went the abhorrent “sexting pal” route:
They also threw in a “sexting gal,” just for good measure:
What is wrong with these people?
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